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TRANSFER TO A UNIVERSITY OF OPPORTUNITIES
LIVE YOUR EDUCATION When you transfer to Drake, you will earn a degree from a university consistently ranked at the top for academic reputation among 145 Midwestern universities by U.S.News & World Report magazine. That high-quality education will serve you for a lifetime. This guide highlights issues specific to you –– the transfer student.
WHETHER YOU ARE A FULL-TIME TRANSFER STUDENT FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL, A PART-TIME STUDENT WITH A FULL-TIME JOB OR AN ADULT STUDENT RETURNING TO SCHOOL, YOU’LL REAP THE BENEFITS OF DRAKE’S HANDS-ON LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. GET TO CLASS Drake offers more than 70 undergraduate programs of study. You can combine majors or, with faculty guidance, create your own. You will acquire relevant and stimulating experiences by taking classes from any of Drake’s five undergraduate colleges and schools.
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PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL ATTENTION
learn more about Drake’s academics, campus life, and financial aid
Drake’s faculty members — 95 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field — work hard to involve themselves with students individually both in the classroom as teachers and out of the classroom as advisers and mentors. Classes at Drake are taught only by professors — not teaching assistants — who engage students in hands-on learning opportunities. With Drake’s student-faculty ratio of 14-to-1, not only can you count on being a part of class discussion, your professor also will call you by name. Students of all ages are empowered to think critically, contribute independently, and collaborate and learn with their peers.
opportunities and services.
GET A JOB Not only do Drake graduates gain a broad-based liberal arts education, nearly 80 percent also graduate with professional experience earned through internships. Drake’s location in Iowa’s capital city offers career advantages, too. A center for government, industry, business, publishing, education and more, Des Moines presents a myriad of internship, volunteer and career opportunities. Since Drake students graduate as effective communicators and problem solvers, they have an exceptional hiring rate. Ninety-nine percent of Drake students are employed in their chosen career or enroll in graduate school within six months of graduation.
STUDENTS CHOOSE FROM MORE THAN 70 PROGRAMS OF STUDY, DESIGN A PERSONAL ACADEMIC PLAN, COMBINE MAJORS OR CREATE THEIR OWN MAJOR.
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CAMPUS AND CAREER DRAKE’S OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL GUIDANCE, A CONVENIENT CAMPUS AND ABUNDANT CREATURE COMFORTS TO KEEP YOU CONNECTED AND COMFORTABLE CAREER MOVES: Drake’s Professional and Career Development Services provides excellent resources and professional opportunities. Counselors will help you assess your abilities, write your resume and activate your career plan. PCDS counselors offer workshops and seminars on job-search strategies and assistance applying to graduate school. The office can also refer you to off-campus employment and internship opportunities. Recent Drake students have earned internships and postgraduation employment with such companies as Nike, Time Inc., John Deere, General Electric, Walgreens, Meredith Corporation, The Principal Financial Group, Eli Lilly and Company, Procter & Gamble, area hospitals, and state and local governments. Recent Drake grads have been accepted into such prestigious graduate and professional institutions as John Hopkins University, Yale, University of North Carolina, Harvard, Northwestern and Washington University.
GET INVOLVED: At Drake you’ll find a variety of enlightening and entertaining activities that will foster your talents and shape your goals outside the classroom.
MERIT-BASED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS Both Peterson’s Guide to Competitive Colleges and Barron’s 300 Best Buys in College Education rate Drake as one of today’s best values in higher education. Ranked as a “best value” for academic quality and affordability by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. Approximately 98 percent of Drake students receive financial aid and scholarships. Aid packages can include scholarships, grants, work-study programs and loans. PRESIDENTIAL TRANSFER AWARDS ranging from $5,000 to $8,000 are awarded to qualified transfer students. All first-time transfer students enrolling full-time at Drake are considered for merit-based scholarships at the point of admission. No separate application is required, but students must first submit an application for admission to Drake’s Office of Admission. Presidential Transfer Awards are renewable based on consecutive full-time undergraduate enrollment. Students who have earned bachelor’s degrees are not eligible. PHI THETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIPS An unlimited number of $1,000 Phi Theta Kappa
The University offers more than 160 campus organizations from professional societies to sports and special-interest groups. Listen to nationally known speakers; attend concerts, art exhibits and theatrical performances; and use outstanding recreational and athletic facilities, all on campus.
THE COMFORTS OF HOME: Drake’s residence halls offer air conditioning, quiet study floors, and high-speed, wireless access to the World Wide Web in all rooms and lounge areas. The apartments in the newly completed Drake West Village complex are available to juniors, seniors and graduate students. Goodwin-Kirk residence hall, recently renovated into threeroom suites, is available only to sophomores, juniors and seniors. Students required to live on-campus receive a housing contract in their admission packet. Those not required to live on-campus can request a contract on the application for admission. GET CONNECTED: Off-campus residents also connect with faculty and other students through technology by using the Cowles Library computer lab or by tapping into Drake’s computer network using any Internet service provider.
scholarships will be awarded to qualified community college transfer students who currently hold active membership. The Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship is given in addition to a Presidential Transfer Award leading to a total award of $8,000 or $9,000 per year. A minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale and 45 transferable credit hours are preferred. The scholarship is awarded prior to first time enrollment and is renewable for a second year. Verification of current Phi Theta Kappa membership by a chapter advisor is required via a form available at www.choose.drake.edu. Part-time students and students with previous bachelor’s degrees are not eligible. DRAKE UNIVERSITY LEGACY AWARDS are available to children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren of Drake graduates who enroll full-time. The award, which is not based on financial need, is $1,500. It is given in addition to other awards received and can be applied only to the cost of tuition. No separate application is required. FINE ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS are available to select students who display exceptional talent in art, music or theatre arts and who are seeking a fine arts degree. Information on these
scholarships is available from each of Drake’s fine arts departments (art, music and theatre arts) and online at www.choose.drake.edu. NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS are offered to outstanding student athletes in both men’s and women’s sports. Men’s scholarships are available in basketball, soccer, track and field, cross country, golf and tennis. Women’s scholarships are available in basketball, track and field, cross country, soccer, volleyball, softball, golf and tennis. Contact the coach of the sport in which you participate to obtain information on athletic scholarship opportunities or check www.godrakebulldogs.com. THE CARVER SCHOLARSHIP is a selective scholarship for students at Iowa community colleges, two-year private colleges and fouryear colleges who demonstrate high need, have graduated from an Iowa high school or have been residents of Iowa for at least five consecutive years immediately prior to applying. Qualified applicants must also have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.80 on a 4.0 scale and be ready to begin their junior year at Drake. Contact the Office of Student Financial Planning for an application. The application deadline is April 1.
APPROXIMATELY 98 PERCENT OF DRAKE FULL-TIME UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL AID, INCLUDING BOTH MERIT- AND NEED-BASED ASSISTANCE.
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THE TRANSFER PROCESS SUBMIT the official application for
FILE the FAFSA form and list Drake
admission and a $25 non-refundable fee to the Office of Admission. The $25 fee is waived when you apply for admission electronically. You’ll find Drake’s online application at www.choose.drake.edu. This application may be used for all programs of study with the exception of the PharmD program. Please refer to the PharmD section for application requirements.
University (Title IV code: 001860). It is recommended that you file the FAFSA between January 1 and March 1 to receive financial aid consideration for any term in the next academic year. The FAFSA may be completed and filed prior to admission.
REQUEST that official transcripts from all
When you enroll at Drake, you may transfer up to 94 academic credit hours for all majors except pharmacy, which accepts up to 125 credits. A maximum of 66 credits may be transferred from two-year institutions. Up to 16 credit hours of vocational-technical courses may be accepted at the discretion of the assistant or associate dean of the Drake college or school in which you want to enroll. Courses accepted for transfer credits must parallel courses offered at Drake, or otherwise be appropriate for college-level credit. Drake considers full transfer credit for courses in which you have received a grade of “A,” “B,” “C” (where “C” is equal to 2.0) or the equivalent of “P” on a pass-fail system (where “P” indicates a quality of work no lower than “C” on a conventional grading scale). A minimum of 30 semester hours must be completed while in residence at Drake. A course-by-course review of all courses attempted and completed is prepared for each admitted transfer student by their college or school. You will receive details on how to access your unofficial Drake transcript online along with contact information for your college or school. When final official transcripts are received, your unofficial transcript is updated.
post-secondary institutions attended for all terms, including summer, be sent to the Office of Admission. If you’ve earned fewer than 24 academic credit hours at the point of application, you must furnish high school transcripts with class rank and ACT or SAT scores. All transcripts must bear the official seal and signature of the official in charge of records and be sent directly to the Drake Office of Admission by each college or university attended. Transcripts that have been in the student’s possession are not considered official documents. A transfer applicant who has studied at a foreign post-secondary institution for any period of time must provide an official transcript from that institution. In appropriate cases, an English translation must be provided.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE Drake considers for admission to the University transfer applicants with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, for all college work attempted. However, a 2.5 cumulative GPA is recommended. Transfer applicants must be in good academic standing at the last institution attended. Although a student may be admitted to the University, the following minimum cumulative grade point averages are required for admission to specific programs and majors: Accounting
2.5 (at 42 hours)
Actuarial Science
2.5
Journalism
2.25
Professional PharmD Program
3.0
Teacher Education
2.5 (at 60 hours)
TRANSFERRING CREDIT AND HOURS:
PHARMD APPLICANTS: Admission to the PharmD program in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (CPHS) is offered only for the fall term.
FOR FALL ENROLLMENT Admission is not offered to transfer applicants at the pre-professional level. Students who will have completed approximately 60 semester hours of academic credit in general education coursework plus courses in calculus, general biology, microbiology, organic chemistry (with lab), statistics and computing by the start of the fall term generally will be considered for admission to the professional program. Detailed information on prerequisites and admission criteria is provided at www.pharmacy.drake.edu. All professional-program applicants must complete the application offered by the Pharmacy College Application Service (PharmCAS) which is only available at www.pharmcas.org. Drake’s application deadline is December 1, 2008, and early application is strongly recommended. Applicants must sit for the PCAT no later than October 2008, and scores must be submitted directly to PharmCAS at code 0104. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 from all institutions attended and a minimum PCAT score at the 50th percentile, are required for admission consideration. The CPHS will select and invite qualified applicants to interview for a place in the class.
HEALTH SCIENCES: The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences offers a Bachelor of Science in Health Sciences, a four-year degree that prepares students for health science related fields. Students participate in an interdisciplinary curriculum offering three tracks: Clinical and Applied Sciences, Health Services Management and Pharmaceutical Sciences. Transfer students may be considered for admission into health sciences beginning fall 2008 for sophomores and fall 2009 for juniors. Detailed information on the curriculum for each track is available at www.pharmacy.drake.edu.
FOR SPRING ENROLLMENT
Oct./Nov.
• Begin the application for admission process.
January 1
• Begin filing FASFA. (Title IV code: 001860)*
December 1
• Deadline for transfer students applying for the professional PharmD program.
February 1
• Begin application process for spring admission for the coming academic year.
January 1
• Begin filing FASFA. (Title IV code: 001860)*
March 1
March 1
• Priority financial aid deadline for federal, state and institutional aid.
• Priority financial aid deadline for federal, state and institutional aid.
June 1
• Orientation and registration information is mailed to admitted students.
• Notification of admission begins for spring term; financial aid awards mailed as they are completed. Residence hall contract confirmations are mailed to students who applied for on-campus housing.
July 1
Mid-April
• Individual registration, by appointment, for fall classes begins for admitted transfer students and continues through mid-August.
• Deadline for Iowa resident students to apply for financial aid with the intent of qualifying for the Iowa Tuition Grant Program.*
October
June
• Summer orientation and registration programs are held on campus.
• Registration and orientation information mailed to all admitted transfer students.
November
• Individual registration appointments begin and continue until classes begin in early January.
December 1
• Deadline for applications and all required documents for spring term. Applications received after this date will be considered on a space-available basis.
• Financial aid award letters are mailed as awards are completed. Late March
July 1
Late July
August
• Deadline for Iowa resident students to apply for financial aid with the intent of qualifying for the Iowa Tuition Grant Program.* • Residence hall room assignments are posted electronically for students who applied for on-campus housing. • Welcome Weekend.
Early January • Residence hall room assignment notification for students who applied for on-campus housing.
• Orientation session for new transfer students.
Mid-January
• Final registration for fall term.
• Orientation session for new transfer students. • Classes begin.
* The deadline for Iowa resident students to file the FAFSA with the intent of qualifying for the Iowa Tuition Grant program for any term in the next academic year is July 1. All FAFSA forms must be received by the FAFSA processing center by this date.
Drake has taught me that I am in control of how much I want to learn and to take advantages of the opportunities around me. – PHARMACY/MBA STUDENT KEJAL PATEL
DRAKE’S INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH MEANS YOU LEARN IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM. NEARLY 80 PERCENT OF DRAKE STUDENTS HAVE HAD AT LEAST ONE INTERNSHIP BY THE TIME THEY GRADUATE.
KEY PHONE NUMBERS Student Financial Planning 1-515-271-2905 Academic Services 1-515-271-3751 Student Records & Academic Information 1-515-271-3901 Drake Real Estate 1-515-271-2196 Office of Residence Life 1-515-271-3781 Off-Campus Housing Listings 1-515-271-3711
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE DEANS’ OFFICES Arts and Sciences/Fine Arts 1-515-271-3939 Business and Public Administration 1-515-271-3142 Education 1-515-271-3769 Journalism and Mass Communication 1-515-271-2838 Pharmacy and Health Sciences 1-515-271-3018
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